Top 10 celebrity comebacks of all time

Some celebrities fade into oblivion after a short career, while others, like Britney Spears, have a mega-successful career followed by a long slew of screw-ups from which they may never recover. Whichever category they fall into, once stars have a taste of fame they're willing to put up a fight to keep it. But how many celebs have mastered a successful comeback? With Britney's hot new video, "Womanizer," we will go out on a limb and say the princess of pop is back, but she's not the only one who's done the impossible. Click through this slideshow for the top 10 celebrity comebacks of all time. 
    • #10 John Travolta
    • #9 Paula Abdul
    • #8 Rob Lowe
    • #7 Kylie Minogue
    • #6 Kiefer Sutherland
    • #5 Mariah Carey
    • #4 Ellen DeGeneres
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#10 John Travolta

Mega success with "Welcome Back, Kotter," "Grease" and "Staying Alive" was followed up with… 1989’s Look Who’s Talking. Yikes. Quentin Tarantino gave him the lead in 1994’s "Pulp Fiction" and totally resurrected his career.

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